SB2017060203 - SQL Injection in AYS Quiz component for Joomla!
Published: June 2, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017060203
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via "id" HTTP GET parameter to /index.php script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain administrative access to vulnerable web application.Exploitation example:
http://[host]/index.php/index.php?option=com_aysquiz&controller=question&id=[SQL]&format=raw
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.